Commissary Hill–Camp Alice Trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Mitchell State Park near Eskota, NC. The route reaches Commissary Hill at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,068 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,706 – 6,637 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Campground Trail 35.76083, -82.27085
Nearest town Eskota, NC
Directions
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Commissary Hill–Camp Alice Trail, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,068 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 5,705–6,636 ft
Out & Back · Mount Mitchell State Park
Trailhead: Campground Trail · 35.76083, -82.27085
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 71°F / low 57° · precip 21% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Campground Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Old Mitchell Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mount Mitchell Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Mitchell Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Buncombe Horse Range Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Commissary Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Commissary Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camp Alice Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Mitchell Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt1% paved17% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 71°F57°
Precip21%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity84%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°55°
Sunrise 7:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat
71°56°
17%
Sun
74°54°
63%
Mon
60°52°
53%
Tue
64°46°
Wed
70°48°
Thu
72°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Campground Trail Trailhead
- Mount Mitchell & Campground Trail 1.1 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Camp Alice Trail–Campground Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,052 ft
- Picnic–Big Tom Gap Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,964 ft
- Maple Camp Bald–Picnic, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 2,127 ft
- Commissary Hill–Picnic, 5 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft
- Picnic–Deep Gap, 4 sights 8.5 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft
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